How much energy does it take to melt 15g of ice at #0^@ "C"#?
1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018
Explanation:
Heat of fusion: heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature.
For ice, heat of fusion is approximately
Energy it takes for
#"Q" = 15 cancel"g" × 80\ "cal"/cancel"g" = "1200 cal = 1.2 kcal"#